Word: fearlessly
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...only the actor. I liketo think of myself as a filmmaker.”Theron sat in the producer’s chair forthe first time in the 2003 film “Monster.”Producing, she said, has taught her to bemore fearless in committing to the projectsshe takes on. “There’s a part of methat’s very protective when I get attachedto material or somebody’s vision thatmakes me realize that if I do step in as aproducer, the vow I’m making...
...death by suicide among by anorexic women to be as much as 57 times the expected rate of a healthy woman. Research on suicide in 2006 by psychologist Thomas Joiner at Florida State University took those conclusions one step further and suggested anorexics habituate to pain, making them fearless of death, and thus more likely choose a more lethal means to end their lives. Holm-Denoma's research, however, is one of the first studies of the specific methods that suicidal anoxerics use. The gruesome methods they chose as well as how they isolated themselves from rescue, Holm-Denoma says...
...slate of improbable winners. Cotillard, who poured her 5ft. 6in. frame into the shivering, shimmering 4ft. 8in. personality of chanteuse Edith Piaf, was only the second Best Actress winner from a foreign-language film. (Sophia Loren won in 1962 for Two Women.) Swinton, a Brit much admired for her fearless choice of indie roles, was an even longer shot as the scheming executive in Michael Clayton. But that wasn't a surprise to George Clooney or his TIME-reading fans. In this week's magazine, the star correctly predicted the winners in the major categories and said, "If [Michael Clayton...
...play’s famous funeral oratory, no actors are on stage except for Antony, Brutus, and Lucius, effectively making the audience play the part of the Roman citizens. The production is highlighted by some solid acting. Thomas Derrah, a dramatic arts lecturer at Harvard, nails the confident and fearless Caesar, who is devastated when betrayed by his close friend Brutus. Sara Kathryn Bakker shines brightly with a convincing Portia, blending the character’s tender devotion with her strong will as she attempts to get Brutus to let her into his thoughts. But the difficult-to-master complexity...
...brilliant scholar of the South, and now the first female president of Harvard, Drew Faust has been fearless in standing up for equity and excellence in education, passionate about the search for knowledge and truth, and committed to the cause of creating a free and equal citizenry,” said University of Pennsylvania President Amy Gutmann ’71 in an e-mailed statement. “We are delighted to be offering her an honorary degree from Penn, her academic home for so many years...